Manure loader



H. J. KRACHT.

MANURE LOADER'.

Jan. 80, 1923.

FILED MAR. 3, I921.

w g w attozncu Patented Jan. 30, 1923.

parent from the following Ial'lTE; atires a s nane A I HENRY 'J. KRACHT, or GREGORY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

MANURE Application filediMarch 3,

To all whom it may concern: p

Be it known that I, HENRY J. linnoirr, a

cry, in the county of (.i'regory, State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manure Loaders; and .l do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains, to make and use the samej This invention relates to new and useful improvements in conveyors and particularly to devices for conveying litter from the gut-- ter of a stable to a point exerior of the building. i

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is constructed and arranged to carry the litter from the gutter, to the outside of the building, and deliver the litter into a manure spreader, or other vehicle.

Another object is to provide a device of this character wherein the liquids and solids are separated from the litter, the solids being carried from. the building by the conveyor, while the liquids run from thegutter to a cess pool, or other suitable place or receptacle provided for the purpose.

Other objects and advantages will be apdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. a r a In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View through the gutter, showing the 'invention in side elevation.

Figure 2 is atop plan view of the same.

Figure 8 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4!; is a vertical longitudinal central sectional view on the line ll of Figure Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents the gutter which runs through a stable, at the open ends of a series of stalls, and in which is caught the litter from the stalls. The floor of the stable is formed from any desired materials, but preferably concrete and mounted in the gut-' ter, with their ends embedded in the opposite side walls thereof, are the transverse bars 11, g each formed from a suitable length of metal pipe. Supportedon these bars 11, and extend ing throughout practically the entire length of the gutter, is a heavy board 12, which is of a width to fit snugly in the gutter. One

and in the intermediate Leanna. v

1921. Serial No. 449,325.

end of the board is disposedadjacent an opening 13 in thelower portion of the wall l l of the stable; Carried by the other end of v the board 12 are the longitudinally and out brackets15 in which are of a transverse shaft'16, shaft is a pair of wardly extending ournaled the ends and rotatable with this sprocket wheels 17. it At the other end of the board 12, inwardly of the opening 13,'is a vertical pair of supports-l8 in the upper portion of which-is supported the shaft 19, portion the shaft 20. It will be noted that the shafts l9 and 20 extend through and are supported by both of the supports 18; On one end of the upper. shaft 19 is mounted a beltwheel '21,

which receives power from any suitable motor, while on the other end is mounted a gear 22. Journaled in each supportl8, intermediate theshafts 19 and 20, is ashort shaft 23 the outer end of each of which carries a large gear 24, while the inner end carries a sprocket wheel 25. Also journaled in the supports '18, between the shaft 20 and the lower ends of the supports, are the short shafts the inner ends the sprocket wheels 28. The ends of the shaft 20 carrythe sprocket wheels 29 which are disposed between and mesh with the gears 2a and 27 of the shafts 23 and 26. The shaft 20 also has secured there- 1 on a large gear 30 which meshes with the gear 22 of the shaft 19. and bv which gear 22 the shaft 20 is driven, to impart movement to the sprocket shafts 23 and 26. The

13, externally of the stable, is a board 32,

the upper or outer end of which carries the brackets 33 which shaft on which are mounted the sprocket wheels 35, Secured withinthe opening 13,

and extending upwardly and outwardly from the wall 14, is a chute 14 having a discharge opening .13 in the outer end ofits lower wall.

the outer end of the board. 12 to the outer end of the board 32,- through the chute id, and engage around the sprockets 17 and the sprockets 35, the upper laps of the chains ensupport the transverse,

On the outer ends of the shafts 26 are mounted the large gears 27, and on i A pairiof endless chains 36 extend from gage under the sprockets of the shafts 23, l

' whicln when the chain is while sprockets 28. nected to the chains 36,

the lower gal'is engage over the Extendlng between. and conare the slats 37,

the litter along the boards, and carry it out to a point externally oi? the building Where a wagon, or manure spreader is placed to receive the litter. a

From the above it will readily be seen that Whcnthe shaft 19 is driven from a moton motion will be trausniittedtothe shafts 2-3 and 26, with the result that the conveyor chains andslats will be set in motion to carrv the litter to the Waiting Wagon,

I 7 outside of the building. The liquids from the litter will flow out of the building by reason of the fact that the gutter is preferably inclined throughout its entire length, said liquids being discharged into a receptacle or suitable place from whence it may be removed, or otherwise disposed of. I

Secured to the outer end portion of the chute 1e, and connected to the eye-bolt 38, carried by the w ll 14, is a rod or Wire 39, for

in motion, scrape;

' chain, a

supporting the chute in proper inclined position, to discharge the litter onto a pile, or into a bin or Wagon.

What is claimed is: p

A litter carrier for a stable comprising a plurality of transverse bars adapted to be supported in a stable trough, a board supported on the bars, upwardly at an angle from one endof the first board, transverse bars supporting the second board, a chute on Which the second bars are carrie an endless carrier chain mounted to travel lengthwise of theboards, a sprocket supporting the lower lap of the driven sprocket engaging upper lap of the chain, said sprockets being disposed at the inner ends of the board's, anda drive sprocket operatively engaged with the second-named sprocket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

I v ENRY J, KRACHT. Witnesses:

G. R. BURKHOLDER,

- V. S. WHITLEY.

a second board extending on the 1 

